2027 Summer Intern - Research and Development - Aftertreatment Catalysis
Core
Research and development of next-generation automotive aftertreatment catalysis technologies, focusing on catalyst performance, durability, materials development, and reaction kinetics.
Role type
Summer Research Intern (Chemistry/Materials/Engineering)
Builds
Catalyst prototypes, reaction models, and data-driven screening tools for emissions control systems.
Domain
Automotive / Chemical Engineering / Materials Science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Heterogeneous catalysis, reaction engineering, laboratory experimentation, analytical characterization, mathematical modeling, data science, machine learning, optimization
Preferred skills
AI/ML for materials discovery, system-level modeling, statistical learning
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, diffuse-reflectance infrared Fourier-transform spectroscopy, surface-area analysis, chemisorption, microscopy
Responsibilities
Design and conduct laboratory experiments for catalyst evaluation; apply characterization methods to investigate catalyst activity and degradation; develop reaction-kinetic and system-level models; process experimental data and apply machine learning to accelerate catalyst screening; document methods and present findings to research teams.
Seniority
Intern